Prime Stage Theatre’s upcoming presentation of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution is a gripping courtroom drama of love betrayed, and murder avenged. Witness for the Prosecution opened in London in 1953 and was a smash hit before arriving on Broadway a year later. The 1957… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Public Theater Sets Cast for Mark Clayton Southers’ ‘The Coffin Maker’
Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced the cast and creative team for the premiere production of The Coffin Marker, the newest addition to Mark Clayton Southers’ cycle of plays set in the 19th century, directed by Monteze Freeland. The cast features… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University Announces the 2024-2025 Season
The season welcomes renowned University alumni, brand new suites of programming, and more. Point Park University‘s vision for the award-winning Pittsburgh Playhouse‘s 2024-2025 season embraces community-focused and family-friendly offerings. The ambitious season includes a full roster of offerings from… Read More ›
Season Finale ‘Andy Warhol in Iran’ Marks Masterson’s Final Chapter as a City Theatre Artistic Director
By SHARON EBERSON It won’t be long before Marc Masterson wakes up to new adventures and some well-earned “me” time, and without the exhilaration and headaches of running a theater company. Just now, however, he’s in the thick of what… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera’s “The Passion of Mary Cadwell Dawson” Will Wrap Season 2023/24
“In 1943, the National Negro Opera Company is set to perform on a floating barge to evade racially-segregated venues,” the opera’s program notes tell us. “But when bad weather threatens—pushing the performance to a segregated performance hall—visionary impresaria Mary Cardwell… Read More ›
What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week April 22nd, to the end of May, 2024
Here is onStage Pittsburgh‘s current lineup of upcoming theater, opera, dance, Pittsburgh Symphony, classical, and chamber music performances in the greater Pittsburgh area. We try to list as many events as possible in our weekly listings; however, many more events… Read More ›
Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes Returns to Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Powerful Program Thrills Audience and Scores Another Success for PSO By GEORGE B. PAROUS Everything was thrillingly perfect at Heinz Hall last evening. That about sums it up. But a few more words for those who weren’t there, or are… Read More ›
PMT’s ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ Delivers a Priceless Performance
By JESSICA NEU Music historians often reminisce about unique times throughout the 1900s that helped to shift, transform, or inspire the musical zeitgeist of the era. Stories are told of the jam sessions at musicians’ homes in 1960s Laurel Canyon,… Read More ›
August Wilson New Voices National Competition Will Be Held in Pittsburgh for the First Time
Three local students will represent Pittsburgh in the national August Wilson New Voices Competition, to be held at Pittsburgh Public Theater on April 29. In its 18th year, this is the first time the nationwide competition will be held in… Read More ›
$88,000 in State Funding Awarded to Southwestern PA Creative Entrepreneurs
Forty-four Southwestern Pennsylvania creative entrepreneurs were awarded a total of $88,000 from the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council to support their business’ general operations as part of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts’ (PCA) Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator program. Grants are used… Read More ›